For the job or personal work, you use Microsoft Word (those files ending with .doc/.docx) to write important documents and save them. These are more often contains sensitive information and will create problem if it falls into wrong hands.

Rather than worrying about it, you can just simply add a password to the file and stay safe.

To add a password to MS Word file

Open your desired MS Word(.doc/.docx) file.

Click “File” tab on the top right corner.

Under “Info” (find and click on info tab on the left if required), find “Protect Document” and click it.